Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
C majorC G+G
On a city street somewhere
A minorAm
Someone shoots a gun
FF
In the midnight air
C majorC G+G F2
And I don't know why
C majorC G+G
Somebody lives, somebody dies;
A minorAm FF
Somebody wrongs and a mother cries
C majorC G+G F2
And I don't know why
DmDm A minorAm G+G GsusGsus G+G
Some things we'll never understand;
DmDm A minorAm G+G F/AF/A G/BG/B
Other things you change if you can
C majorC Dm7Dm7
Peace, you'll find it where the heart is
C/EC/E
And the heart is right where love lives
FF F/AF/A G/BG/B
And love can always find a way
C majorC Dm7Dm7
Hope is something that reminds us
C/EC/E
It's not too late to find us
FF G+G F2
One day we may be in peace
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G
Haven't spoken in thirty years
A minorAm FF
After angry words and bitter tears
C majorC G+G F2
And I don't know why
C majorC G+G
Best of brothers and best of friends;
A minorAm FF
One mistake and their story ends
C majorC G+G F2
And I don't know why
DmDm A minorAm G+G GsusGsus G+G
Some things we'll never understand;
DmDm A minorAm G+G F/AF/A G/BG/B
Other things you change if you can
C majorC Dm7Dm7
It's all about forgiveness;
F9/A
With God as my witness
G/BG/B A/C#A/C# E minor 7Em7 D/F#D/F# G9G9 G/BG/B A/C#A/C#
I wanna live to see peace
(key change)
D MajorD E minor 7Em7
Peace, you'll find it where the heart is
D/F#D/F#
And the heart is right where love lives
G+G G/BG/B A/C#A/C#
And love can always find a way
D MajorD E minor 7Em7
Hope is something that reminds us
D/F#D/F#
It's not too late to find us
G+G A augmentedA G2
One day we may be in peace
Interlude
D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA G2 D MajorD